This richly coloured species comes only from the Red Sea, and its distinctive colouration and markings make it easy to spot in films made be Captain Jacques Cousteau in that area. A specimen in prime condition will always show the several orange-yellow bars on the flanks and the purple-grey eye spot.

If this butterfly fish is kept at the normal temperature of 75 to 80 ° F (24 to 26° C), its basal metabolism appears to proceed at a very slow rate. This is probably due to the fact that this species comes from the lukewarm waters of the Red Sea and has therefore...

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